Thanks for explaining how the tool works. Like I said, Crosswalk shouldn’t enforce anything else than the minimum set of permissions, the rest should be up to the user. I’m actually surprised nobody complained about the camera etc. before if those are enabled by default.
We’ll work with the XDK team to fix this. Francesco From: Irbis <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Monday 7 September 2015 14:13 To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, Yashash Agarwal <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, Haris Zaman <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, "Zhang, Haili" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, Francesco Balestrieri <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, "Fu, Junwei" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: RE: [Crosswalk-help] CrossWalk14+XDK+Construct2: Problems with permissions They say that one image is worth thousands of words, so let me show you. Open this picture. This is how it looks. http://i.imgur.com/aioSpTr.png From always, if you make games using Construct 2 you would go like this 1. Export for mobiles (Cordova) 2. Set the permission as you see fit, on the 2nd picture 3. Then import the project into XDK 4. If you would like any extra Permissions - you would add them into the "Add Permissions" spot. 5. Most of the time its needless because any plugin you use - creates a corresponding permissions. So if you have a plugin that needs internet or wifi - upon exporting it will get a corresponding Permission automatically. So technically, we all start with a blank, which then the software fills for us automatically. Right now we have the other way around. We setup the permissions in C2, then in XDK. But it doesn't matter as its being overwritten upon Crosswalk export. To further explain the gravity of the situation, imagine such occurrence: You download a free Tetris clone. And when you try to install it, it asks you for permission to: -use your camera -record all audio -access your personal SD card and device settings. Would you install such game? I would ask myself why the heck a freaking tetris wants to watch me, listen to me, record what I am saying and access my mobile hard drive. And then I would just cancel the installation, go back to the provider of such App and rate it low, report it, and warn other people to stay away from this Spyware. We have the chance to setup everything we need, in Construct 2 and XDK. But we have no control over Crosswalk settings, upon the export, at the end is done by XDK, on their servers. So when native programmers can easily get rid of troublesome permissions - we have no such option. And we have to "Hack" our own games to change anything :( I really don't think it should be that way. But I am pretty sure more people are having troubles with this. Construct 2 is the biggest and most used Game Maker engine for non-programmers. I think I can even safely assume that out of 10 mobile games on the planet ( NOT created via native programming) 8 was done via Construct 2. Please help us :( /Radek --------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Finland Oy Registered Address: PL 281, 00181 Helsinki Business Identity Code: 0357606 - 4 Domiciled in Helsinki This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. _______________________________________________ Crosswalk-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.crosswalk-project.org/mailman/listinfo/crosswalk-help
